AROUND THE WORLD IN KATIE DAYS

Well, hi — but maybe I should say 안녕~ A lot has happened since the last post, so we’ll do our best to recap. – FRANCE – My semester-long practicum in France was potentially the fastest four months of my life, but I never expected work to be so fun! Between excursions with my students, … Continue reading “the last five years.”

I realize now that I never announced on this blog that I left France, started grad school remotely, and am now announcing my practicum,...

I realize now that I never announced on this blog that I left France, started grad school remotely, and am now announcing my practicum, but here we are. So let’s bring you up to speed. Shortly after I wrote my last post, I got on a call with my mother to determine my fate in … Continue reading “and we’re back.”

Gotta be honest. I never thought I’d write this title unless it was for a short story for school, but here we are — living in a dystopian...

Gotta be honest. I never thought I’d write this title unless it was for a short story for school, but here we are — living in a dystopian novel with a spreading pandemic and shut down borders. But life carries on and so do I! Even if it’s from the confines of my current bedroom … Continue reading “en confinement.”

And we’re pack with partie deux of the Winter Holiday update! After our super fun (and cold) day in Biarritz, we boarded our bus to...

And we’re pack with partie deux of the Winter Holiday update! After our super fun (and cold) day in Biarritz, we boarded our bus to Toulouse. While the entire drive was gorgeous (we were only a few miles away from the Pyrenées and we had clear skies), our driver decided to make us both feel … Continue reading “vacances d’hiver — part 2”

Before I get to the juicy stuff (ie. coronavirus and confinement), I want to look back on a happier time while we were freely traveling...

Before I get to the juicy stuff (ie. coronavirus and confinement), I want to look back on a happier time while we were freely traveling France and there wasn’t a national quarantine set in place. But at least that quarantine has given me wifi and enough free time to actually sit down and write an … Continue reading “vacances d’hiver — part 1”

Joyeux fêtes, tout le monde! And a happy 2020! I can’t believe it’s February (whoops), as I have officially passed the half way point in...

Joyeux fêtes, tout le monde! And a happy 2020! I can’t believe it’s February (whoops), as I have officially passed the half way point in my time in France (roughly, as I still haven’t bought a return flight). These past couple weeks have been very busy as we’ve wrapped up the semester at school and … Continue reading “vacances de noël.”

It’s officially my two month-iversary (and a week?) and let me tell you, it has flown by. Every day has carried its own adventures as I...

It’s officially my two month-iversary (and a week?) and let me tell you, it has flown by. Every day has carried its own adventures as I navigate a new town and attempt to improve my French. Ask anyone, it honestly depends on the day. Now that I’ve been here (and it’s post-Fall break), I have started to … Continue reading “teacher katie.”

It’s been a while and for that I apologize. I’ll try to be good and not give an in-depth recap of my first weeks being “Teacher Katie”...

It’s been a while and for that I apologize. I’ll try to be good and not give an in-depth recap of my first weeks being “Teacher Katie” nor will I go into my Toussaints vacation, because ain’t nobody got time for that. So let’s just start with the basics. Once back in Pontarlier after our … Continue reading “first weeks.”

And we’re back! Our first day in Pontarlier started off with (you guessed it) a coffee and wifi hunt. However, there was one minor detail...

And we’re back! Our first day in Pontarlier started off with (you guessed it) a coffee and wifi hunt. However, there was one minor detail I failed to realize. Very few places are open on Mondays. We made it to the cute centre-ville (downtown) and almost all stores were closed down. There was one café that was … Continue reading “la première semaine.”

Let me begin by saying that I honestly did not expect it would take me nearly two weeks to write my first blog in France. My number one...

Let me begin by saying that I honestly did not expect it would take me nearly two weeks to write my first blog in France. My number one reason was that I believed our apartment would have wifi (it doesn’t) or wifi would be very easy to come by (it’s not). But I found wifi … Continue reading “je suis ici !”

It’s September! Can you believe it? I am officially two weeks away from leaving for Pontarlier and starting my journey en France. I am...